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election 2019

Colorado
1 day ago

Stand for Children endorses three candidates for Denver school board

The group has spent more than $200,000 over the past eight years to elect pro-reform candidates.

Growth

Colorado
Updated 2 days ago

Facing big test score gaps, Denver praises schools where students of color making progress

“We have a lot of work to do in closing gaps,” Superintendent Susana Cordova said.

Data dive

Colorado
August 14, 2019

Across the board, Denver students making above-average progress on tests, study shows

“The pattern of performance here is consistent,” said researcher Macke Raymond.

lessons learned

Colorado
August 12, 2019

In a postmortem, leaders of Denver’s Imaginarium say test scores, bureaucracy are stifling innovation

The Denver school district’s intense focus on test scores makes it nearly impossible to spread teaching practices that would improve education, a new report says.

undercounted

Colorado
Updated August 5, 2019

More than twice as many Denver students were handcuffed than district originally reported

Nearly half of the students were black.

election 2019

Colorado
August 2, 2019

Find out how much Denver school board candidates have raised and spent

Deep-pocketed education organizations have announced their endorsements, but Denver school board candidates did not see big cash infusions — yet.

election 2019

Colorado
August 1, 2019

Candidate field for at-large Denver school board race narrows to two

Anna DeWitt dropped out after not winning the endorsement of the Denver teachers union.

co-location

Colorado
July 31, 2019

Denver proposes rebuilding a campus that was the site of a controversial school closure

"This is not relaunching the comprehensive high school."

help wanted

Colorado
July 25, 2019

What Denver is doing to recruit more special education paraprofessionals — and keep them

It includes raising the starting pay to more than $15 an hour.

election 2019

Colorado
July 22, 2019

Coalition aimed at ‘flipping’ the Denver school board fails to agree on candidates

The election is Nov. 5.

election 2019

Colorado
July 19, 2019

One of four candidates drops out of southeast Denver school board race

“It does not feel right in my heart to go against the teachers union."

election 2019

Colorado
Updated July 25, 2019

Education reform group endorses three candidates in Denver school board election

The election is Nov. 5.

election 2019

Colorado
Updated August 2, 2019

Denver teachers union endorses three candidates for school board

The union endorsements are significant because the union historically spends big to help elect its slate of candidates.

Air pollution awareness

Colorado
July 12, 2019

Many Denver schools with high asthma rates aren’t participating in a new air quality monitoring program

One goal of this program is to help school nurses identify asthma triggers and then develop individual health plans for students who have the chronic breathing condition.

Air pollution awareness

Colorado
July 12, 2019

Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for students?

Ten Denver schools are getting highly localized air quality sensors. The data goes live this fall.
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